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Miamians among
May
17 academic honorees
2019 Staff reports
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OKLAHOMA CITY —
A003 Two Miamians are among
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students from across the
55%
state will be inducted into
the National Honor Soci-
ety (NHS) and National
Junior Honor Society
(NJHS).
Elizabeth Hillestad
and Nevaeh Hillestad
are among those earning
honors.
The awards will be
presented in formal
ceremonies at Rose State
College in Midwest City
and at Oral Roberts Uni-
versity on May 7 and May
14, respectively.
“We are so proud of
these EPIC students
who have earned this
prestigious honor by com-
mitting themselves to the
highest levels of academic,
social, civic and ethical
achievement,” said EPIC
Assistant Superinten-
dent of Instruction Bart
Banfield.
The NHS was founded
in 1921, while NJHS was
graduation ceremony
regalia. In addition, taking
part in these prestigious
organizations opens doors
for member students for
college and beyond.
EPIC educator and
National Honor Society
Advisor Beth Powell
said the hard work EPIC
students have put in to
become inductees will
almost certainly pay huge
dividends when it comes
to planning for the future.
“NHS and NJHS
members get access to
college admission and
financial aid planning,
access to service projects,
scholarship potential and
leadership development,”
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Powell said. “So earning
membership into these
organizations is about
more than just being on
an honor roll. It’s about
preparing for future
success.”
A complete list of the
EPIC Charter Schools
2019 NHS and NJHS
inductees accompanies
this release.
EPIC is the state’s fifth
largest public school
system, with approxi-
mately 24,000 students
statewide, with teach-
ers and principals
located near the students
they serve. For more
information, visit epic-
charterschools.org.
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shipat the center of their
core values. It is estimated
that approximately 1 mil-
lion students take part in
Honor Society activities.
NHS and NJHS are
located in all 50 states,
the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, other U.S.
territories and Canada.
Each EPIC NHS
inductee receives a
certificate, a member-
ship pin and the right to
wear the traditional white
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The Edmond Sun

A6 | EDUCATION THE EDMOND SUN SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2019

EPIC Charter Schools announces

local honor society inductees
OKLAHOMA CITY —
EPIC Charter School has
announced that 438 EPIC
students from across the
state will be inducted into
the National Honor Society
(NHS) and National Junior
Honor Society (NJHS).
The awards will be pre-
sented in formal cere-
monies at Rose State
College in Midwest City
and at Oral Roberts
University on May 7 and
May 14, respectively.
Edmond-area EPIC 2019
National Honor Society
Inductees are: Joseph
Anzani, Sarah
Ashabranner, Brigitte
Bales, Maia Board,
Bridgette Creel, Kimberly
Crisp, Madisyn Davison,
Rebekah Disney, Jaden
Eddy, Macy Garey, Caroline
Gould, Kylee Hamby,
Ashlyn Kratochvil, Grace
Kratochvil, James Leach,
Raegan Majors, Thomas
Pinion, Kaelyn Randall, Kye
Sparks, Aidan Walsh,
Kathryn Williams, and
Tyese Wright.
Edmond-area 2019 EPIC
National Junior Honor
Society Inductees are:
Hanna Baker, Zander
Baker, Aiden Berkel, Blake
Birdsell, Tyler Birdsell,
Emilee Bokesch, Mimi
Copeland, Kaelyn Eddy,
Erryn Gray, Jackson
Huffman, Maryam Khaimi,
Robin Kite, Mikayla Martin,
Lexi Miller, Adina Qazi,
Kendall Robinson, Sean
Sacket, and Kiera Thomas.
“We are so proud of
these EPIC students who
have earned this presti-
gious honor by committing
themselves to the highest
levels of academic, social,
civic and ethical achieve-
ment,” said EPIC Assistant
Superintendent of
Instruction Bart Banfield.
The NHS was founded in
1921, while NJHS was
founded in 1929. Both
organizations place schol-
arship, service, leadership,
character and citizenshipat
the center of their core val-
ues. It is estimated that
approximately 1 million
students take part in
Honor Society activities.
NHS and NJHS are located
in all 50 states, the District
of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
other U.S. territories and
Canada.
Each EPIC NHS inductee
receives a certificate, a
membership pin and the
right to wear the tradition-
al white NHS hood as part
of their graduation cere-
mony regalia. In addition,
taking part in these presti-
gious organizations opens
doors for member stu-
dents for college and
beyond.
EPIC educator and
National Honor Society
Advisor Beth Powell said
the hard work EPIC stu-
dents have put in to
become inductees will
almost certainly pay huge
dividends when it comes
to planning for the future.
“NHS and NJHS mem-
bers get access to college
admission and financial
aid planning, access to
service projects, scholar-
ship potential and leader-
ship development,” Powell
said. “So earning member-
ship into these organiza-
tions is about more than
just being on an honor roll.
It’s about preparing for
future success.”
A complete list of the
EPIC Charter Schools 2019
NHS and NJHS inductees
accompanies this release.
EPIC is the state’s fifth
largest public school sys-
tem, with approximately
24,000 students statewide,
with teachers and princi-
pals located near the stu-
dents they serve. For more
information, visit epiccha-
rterschools.org.

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